Benjamin Bourne

Benjamin Bourne (9 September 1755-17 September 1808) was a member of the US House of Representatives (F-RI) from 31 August 1790 to 13 October 1796, preceding Elisha Reynolds Potter.

Biography
Benjamin Bourne was born in Bristol, Rhode Island, and he graduated from Harvard College in 1775 and served as a militia quartermaster during the American Revolutionary War. He went on to serve in the General Assembly from 1789 to 1790 and in the US House of Representatives from 1790 to 1796, and he served as a district court judge from 1796 to 1801 and a circuit court judge from 1801 to 1802. He died in 1808.